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Digital Arrest Fraud: Inside the Rising Cybercrime Targeting Elderly Victims in India

24 November 2025

Shweta Verma

DIG, Maharashtra Cyber cell IPS Officer Sanjay Shintre explains the rise of a dangerous new scam called “digital arrest,” where cybercriminals impersonate...

Beyond Headlines

With Stitches and a 26-Day-Old Baby Outside, a Mother Clears MPPSC: The Story of Varsha Patel

24 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Read the inspiring story of Varsha Patel, who cleared MPPSC Rank 11 while recovering from stitches and...

Beyond Headlines

IPS Dr Santosh Singh: The Scholar-Officer Whose Book on UN Peacebuilding Earns National Acclaim

23 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Dr Santosh Singh’s new book Institutionalization of Peacebuilding, published nationally, explores...

Be Inspired

‘Every Posting Is A Classrom For IAS Officer Arpit Gupta’

23 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

In one of the most remote tribal belts of Madhya Pradesh, IAS Arpit Gupta is proving that governance...

Book Reviews

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....

Must Read

Who Is Senior IRS Rakesh Gupta? The Officer Appointed DGIT (Vigilance) and CVO at CBDT

20 November 2025

ACC Clears Major IAS Reshuffle; 7 Senior Officers, Including Srivatsa Krishna and Atish Chandra, Get New Appointments

21 November 2025

Meet India’s First Woman Law Secretary ILS Dr Anju Rathi Rana, Now Regularised as Law Commission Member-Secretary | Her Trailblazing Career

21 November 2025

Videos

Digital Arrest Fraud: Inside the Rising Cybercrime Targeting Elderly Victims in India

24 November 2025

Shweta Verma

Escaped Narrowly In Naxal Ambush, Got Injured In Communal Riots, This IPS Officer Is Living Under Constant Fire

20 November 2025

Sharad Gupta

Inside IPS Abhishek Yadav’s Mission to Build a Smarter, Kinder Police Force in Pilibhit

17 November 2025

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

UP Government Accelerates Retirement Clearances: Major IAS–PCS Transition Set for 2026; Check Who is Retiring When?

24 November 2025

Shielding Youth: Haryana DGP O P Singh Orders Strong Action Against Artists Promoting Maverick, Gang Lifestyles

24 November 2025

Rajasthan Fast-Tracks Governance: Three New IAS Officers, Including Tikam Chand Bohra, Join Revenue Board to Boost Efficiency

24 November 2025

Public Alert: Fake Facebook IDs Target UPSC 2021 Topper and IAS Officer Shruti Sharma, Thousands of Followers Misled Online

23 November 2025

IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services

8 IAS Officers Under Scanner: MHA Mulls Prosecution Sanction in Multi-Crore Jammu & Kashmir Gun Licence Scam

23 November 2025

Who Is IAS Jasjit Kaur? The UP Bureaucrat at the Heart of a Controversial Caste Certificate Case Triggering HC Intervention

23 November 2025

PSU News

PSU Banks Lead India’s Home Loan Market with 50% Share, Driven by High-Value Loans Above Rs 75 Lakh

24 November 2025

HUDCO and NIUA Join Forces to Promote Urban Infrastructure Development, Capacity Building, and Research Across India

24 November 2025

BCCL Strengthens Official Language Implementation as Host of NARAKAS Dhanbad Half-Yearly Review Meeting

24 November 2025

RailTel Inaugurates Bhoomi Puja for 10 MW Silver Jubilee Data Center in Noida, Strengthening India’s AI-Ready Digital Infrastructure

24 November 2025

NTPC Green Energy Appoints Beetal Financial as New RTA to Streamline Shareholder Services and Regulatory Compliance

24 November 2025

ONGC Awards Rs 197.59 Crore Nhava Jetty Revamp Contract to RKEC Projects to Strengthen Strategic Supply Infrastructure

24 November 2025

RRVPNL Sanctions Rs 42.23 Crore Contract for Construction of New 132 kV Grid Sub-Station in Rajasthan

24 November 2025

Bank of Baroda or Women in India (BCWI) 2025

Bank of Baroda Recognised as a Top Employer for Women in India 2025 for Inclusive and Empowering Workplace

24 November 2025

Defence News

India Faces Major Airpower Challenge as Pakistan Deploys China’s 400-km PL-17 Missile on J-10C Fighters

24 November 2025

Game-Changer for AMCA: India, France Sign ₹61,000 Crore DRDO–Safran Deal to Develop Next-Gen 120–140 kN Fighter Jet Engine

24 November 2025

Indian Navy to Commission Indigenous ASW Vessel ‘Mahe’ , Boosting Coastal Defence Capabilities

23 November 2025

New Delhi hosts 7th Colombo Security Conclave NSA meeting, expands Indian Ocean security partnership, Welcomes Seychelles as Full Member

22 November 2025

Judiciary News

Chhattisgarh Schools Introduce Strict Guidelines to Protect Students from Stray Dogs Following Supreme Court Orders

24 November 2025

Justice Surya Kant Chief Justice of India

Historic Moment: Six Nations’ Chief Justices Attended Swearing-in of CJI Surya Kant at Rashtrapati Bhavan

24 November 2025

6 Nations Gather as 53rd CJI Justice Surya Kant Takes Charge: India’s Most Global CJI Oath Ceremony Unfolds Today

23 November 2025

Forest Protection Reinforced: Supreme Court Secures Future of Central Empowered Committee for Forest Oversight

22 November 2025

Opinion

Opinion

Prayoga: Where Research Meets Social Impact in Education

Anil Swarup

Features

Society@2035: The Reimagined Human Story

Anurag Goel

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

Meet IAS Smit Panchal a First-Generation Graduate Who Secured AIR 30

22 November 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

The inspiring UPSC journey of IAS Smit Panchal: from Gujarati-medium beginnings and financial hardship...

From Interview Rejections to Rank 1: How Devesh Kumar Sahu Topped CGPSC 2024 in His 4th Attempt (Exclusive)

22 November 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From repeated interview failures to Rank 1, Devesh Kumar Sahu’s CGPSC 2024 journey shows how discipline,...

The Boy Who Was Told He Would Fail - Now a 2021-Batch IPS Officer

19 November 2025

Pallavi Priya

IPS Mohibullah Ansari’s life proves that success in UPSC doesn’t belong to “geniuses” — it belongs to...

Social Media

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....

A Journey to Find the Oldest and Most Legendary Trees in India

15 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This insightful review is penned by Ms. Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director, The New India Foundation,...

Hindutva, Hind Swaraj, and the Search for India’s Soul

9 November 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

The cover page of Makarand Paranjape’s meditation on Hindutva and Hind Swaraj has a deep red background. Veer...